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  • sanador DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (PIT)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (PIT)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (PIT)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Eugene Wilson III Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (PIT)
Eugene Wilson III
WR Florida
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (PIT)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tacario Davis
CB Arizona
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (PIT)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (PIT)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
PJ Williams Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (PIT)
PJ Williams
OT SMU
Draft Picks Received
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DET)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Eugene Wilson III Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (TEN)
Eugene Wilson III
WR Florida
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tacario Davis
CB Arizona
PJ Williams Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (MIN)
PJ Williams
OT SMU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Drayk Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Drayk Bowen
LB Notre Dame
Terrance Carter Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (DEN)
Terrance Carter
TE Texas Tech
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Bryce Boettcher
DB Oregon
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (ARI)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Alex Birchmeier Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (ARI)
Alex Birchmeier
OG Penn State
Tosh Baker Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (JAX)
Tosh Baker
OT Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jalen Nailor
WR
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Tyler Smith
OT
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Dallas Turner
LB
Head Shot
Travon Walker
LB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB+
The Steelers won the night they stopped Allar from sliding. Grade: A-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Drew Allar, the 46th pick, roughly 30 picks past where he belonged.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The Williams reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

In the end it comes back to Carnell Tate, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Anthony Hill Jr.
In pick 14 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In pick No. 27 they get a difference-maker at receiver, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick46 Rnd2 Drew Allar
Drew Allar at the Round 2 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick67 Rnd3 Eugene Wilson III
Eugene Wilson III at Round 3, Pick 3 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. It fills a real need, too.
Pick114 Rnd4 Kenyon Sadiq
They barely believed it either: Kenyon Sadiq still on the board at slot 114. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick118 Rnd4 Tacario Davis
A quiet steal in the 118th pick: Tacario Davis for less than the market said. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick153 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa in No. 153 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick192 Rnd6 Lawson Luckie
A reach for Lawson Luckie in the 192nd overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick208 Rnd6 PJ Williams
A wild overpay on PJ Williams in the 208th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.